Beschreibung:
The present book regarding Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) focusses on the sources, atmospheric behaviour, terrestrial and aquatic food chain transfer, human exposure and fate aspects of this important class of chemicals including topical issues like temporal trends in contamination and chemical characteristics of individual POPs.
1.Environmental Dynamics of Persistent Organic Pollutants. 2. Causes, Consequence and Control of Persistent Organic Pollutants. 3. Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs) used in industrial processes: Origin in the Environment. 4. Role of Incineration Technology in production of Persistent Organic Pollutants: Is it safe?, 5. Occurrence, Transport and Effects of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Chile. 6. Source of contamination and effect of food processing on pesticides residue in food. 7. Emerging Pollutants- A Taciturn Killer. 8. Ongoing use and monitoring of DDT in South Africa. 9. Flame retardants: Analytical Aspect of Brominated flame retardants. 10. Microbial remediation of Persistent Organic Pollutants. 11. Organic pollutants remediation using biobased nanomaterials. 12. International Legislation for Containment of Persistent Organic Pollutants and Hazardous Chemicals. 13. United Nations Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs): POPs and Other Toxic Chemicals Free Future for All.